strangler fig

Questions about strangler fig

What does strangler fig mean?

strangler fig means "a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for strangler fig?

Close synonyms include golden fig, Florida strangler fig, wild fig, Ficus aurea, pitch apple. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is strangler fig a common word?

strangler fig is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.